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Just Passin' Thru by Russ Niedzwiecki
Imagine a piece of magic so incredible, so visually stunning, that it looks like trick photography...but it's happening live, inches from your face!

Imagine a piece of magic so incredible, so visually stunning, that it looks like trick photography...but it's happening live, inches from your face!

A borrowed bill of any denomination is clearly and openly folded around a pencil. The bill is shown front and back to completely enwrap the pencil. With no moves, nothing added or taken away, almost instantly the pencil visually penetrates through the bill! The bill is once again wrapped around the pencil, but this time the pencil slowly... very slowly... melts... through... the bill!

You will enjoy performing this effect as much as your audience will be delighted watching it. With how incredibly easy "Just Passin' Thru" is to do coupled with the fact that all you need to carry is a pencil, this effect just might soon become one of your perennial favorites.

In addition, we have included Lonnie Chevrie's "Finger Thru Bill"... an amazingly visual, impromptu feat of magic that you will put to use immediately as the perfect follow-up to "Just Passin' Thru" or for those times when you don't have a pencil.

Comes complete with detailed, step-by-step and thoroughly illustrated instruction booklet which guides you through every nuance in an almost frame-by-frame manner. Also included is a bonus DVD which contains performances of "Just Passin' Thru" and "Finger Thru Bill" by their creators as well as a detailed explanation for "Just Passin' Thru" for those of you who learn better visually.

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This is a really cool pencil penetration trick. Most of us have seen the pen through dollar trick
but it's nice to see it done with pencils too. This trick is similar to the one called Misled which
is also really good. This one is going to take some practice before you can get it looking right.
You will be able to perform this right away, but if you want it to be convincing, then practice in
front of a mirror.

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on April 2nd, 2010

A very visual trick. As other reviews have said the trick does require a 'fat' pencil, however this
has never caused me a problem and audiences don't focus on the size of the pencil- they focus on the
fact that you've just put a pencil through a bill!

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on April 2nd, 2010

This is a great effect for a real quick trick that takes little to no practice to get great.

The pencil I got was a big black pencil that you probably wouldn't see anywhere else in a store,
but the color helps to hide the gimmick. The gimmick took a little bit of work to get "loosened up",
too.

The explanation of the trick on the DVD was ok, though it would have been nice to have
some other views, especially since positioning of the dollar and the pencil is everything in this
trick.

Overall a great buy, good to build up the repertoire and very easy to learn.

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on November 5th, 2003

I just got this trick a few days ago..
I knew what I was getting.. so I wasn't too surprised..
but the effect itself is great.. looks very very good..
there are downfalls to this
though..
1. Its not a real looking pencil... big and bulky ...
2. Will leave residue on the
bill.. but over time will disappear...
3. The actual pencil itself is not examinable... need to
do a switch.. but that depends on your performance and how u handle things..

Those are the
key areas of concern..
The DVD is okay...
doesn't really go into these points when
explaining the effect.. or tips around them..

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on July 15th, 2008

had everyone fooled... was a small bit of graphite or something on the note.. i used a recipt lol...
it is a bit fragile, might make a metal one for personal use and disguise it as a posh pen :D

great trick, very clever... totally unreal from both sides :D
i have to practice in a
mirror so i know what they see...
there's a button on the top of the page that says "buy now"
click it and fill the form in :D

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on May 7th, 2005

I got this trick yesterday, and I can now say that out of all the tricks I own this is the best.
Some people say that the pencil looks bulky but it doesn't. Ignore the bad reviews and if you are
not 100% sure on buying this (I wasn't that sure either) you need to get this because you will love
it

I own about 55 magic tricks, ranging from coin to card to just general close-up. However, I have to
let it be known that this trick is by far the best. #1 out of 55. It is easy to do, and is the most
incredible visual effect I have yet to see.

If you have seen the demo video and not purchased JPT and FTB, shame on you! JPT is as
great as it looks, just keep in mind it will take you a little bit of time to get the handling down,
it took me about an hour or so. What gets me is as good as JPT is; FTB is the perfect follow up
trick.

You get a very professional top-notch booklet with clear illustrated instructions in
it; in the back is a plastic sleeve that holds your DVD. This has Russ Niedzwieckis performance
and instructions on it, which are filmed very clearly. I suggest after you melt the pencil thru the
bill wait just a moment (not to long), grab the bill out of their hands then go into FTB.